Programmatically Hide/Show Android Soft Keyboard
UPDATE 2
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mUserNameEdit.requestFocus();
mUserNameEdit.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
InputMethodManager keyboard = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
keyboard.showSoftInput(mUserNameEdit, 0);
}
},200); //use 300 to make it run when coming back from lock screen
}
I tried very hard and found out a solution ... whenever a new activity starts then keyboard cant open but we can use Runnable in onResume and it is working fine so please try this code and check...
UPDATE 1
add this line in your AppLogin.java
mUserNameEdit.requestFocus();
and this line in your AppList.java
listview.requestFocus()'
after this check your application if it is not working then add this line in your AndroidManifest.xml
file
<activity android:name=".AppLogin" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"></activity>
<activity android:name=".AppList" android:configChanges="keyboard|orientation"></activity>
ORIGINAL ANSWER
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)this.getSystemService(Service.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
for hide keyboard
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(ed.getWindowToken(), 0);
for show keyboard
imm.showSoftInput(ed, 0);
for focus on EditText
ed.requestFocus();
where ed is EditText
Adding this to your code android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
will make sure that your keypad doesn't appear on startup for your edittext box. You want to add this line to your linear layout that contains the EditTextBox. You should be able to play with this to solve both your problems. I have tested this. Simple solution.
ie: In your app_list_view.xml file
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/filter_edittext"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Search"
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"/>
<ListView
android:id="@id/android:list"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:focusable="true"
android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"/>
</LinearLayout>
------------------ EDIT: To Make keyboard appear on startup -----------------------
This is to make they Keyboard appear on the username edittextbox on startup. All I've done is added an empty Scrollview to the bottom of the .xml file, this puts the first edittext into focus and pops up the keyboard. I admit this is a hack, but I am assuming you just want this to work. I've tested it, and it works fine.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:paddingRight="20dip">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/userName"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Username"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"
/>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/password"
android:password="true"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Password" />
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/ScrollView01"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent">
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
If you are looking for a more eloquent solution, I've found this question which might help you out, it is not as simple as the solution above but probably a better solution. I haven't tested it but it apparently works. I think it is similar to the solution you've tried which didn't work for you though.
Hope this is what you are looking for.
Cheers!
Try this code.
For showing Softkeyboard:
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if(imm != null){
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, 0);
}
For Hiding SoftKeyboard -
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if(imm != null){
imm.toggleSoftInput(0, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
}